Object won't retain position or animation when exported
I found a work around. First I open up the file that does NOT contain the object that I want to import. Then I go to File &gt; Append. In the dialog that comes up, I navigate to the .blend file that contains the object that I want to import. I open this .blend file in the dialog box and it actually opens like a folder. Inside it are many directories including a folder called &quot;Object.&quot; I open the Object folder and all the objects in the blender file exist in this directory as stand alone files so I just click the one I want to import.
The object now appears in my current blender file. The thing that's amazing is that the object seems to retain all of its properties like position and animations.